Bibliograph

Invasion of the mind snatchers, television's conquest of America in the fifties, Eric Burns

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Label

Invasion of the mind snatchers, television's conquest of America in the fifties, Eric Burns

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-328) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Invasion of the mind snatchers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

468973625

Responsibility statement

Eric Burns

Sub title

television's conquest of America in the fifties

Summary

In this book, the author, an Emmy award winning broadcaster chronicles the influence of television on the baby boomer generation. Spellbound by Howdy Doody and The Ed Sullivan Show, those children often acted out their favorite programs, purchased the merchandise promoted by performers, and were fascinated by the personalities they saw on screen, often emulating their behavior. It was the first generation raised by TV, and the author looks at both the promise of broadcasting as espoused by the inventors and how that promise was both redefined and lost by the corporations who helped spread this revolutionary technology. -- From Book jacket.

Table Of Contents

Philo T. Farnsworth's discontent -- The Medium. -- Damning the "theenk" -- The new American family -- The hula hoop and the bomb -- Invisible doughnuts and coonskins caps -- "Really big shows" -- The competition -- The Messages. -- The first senator -- The second senator -- The third senator -- Advertising for President -- The mystic knights of the sea -- "The technological equivalent of a crucifix" -- Sexless objects -- The constant parade -- Serving the sky chief -- The Black Sox of the airwaves -- The man with a secret

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